Factory Farming - Nick Cooney

One thing I found crazy about his presentation was the gestation crates that they keep the female piggies in. I understand piglet production is in high demand but to deprive them of ANY exercise/movement is insane. at the least they should be able to get more exercise because it's healthier for a pregnant mother to get to move around. Also, the fact that there is little to no break for them between pregnancy, birth, and pregnancy again has to really drain their bodies. I had a barn cat that had just 2 litters of kittens consecutively and you could see it was taking its toll on her body; her coat lost its luster and she got skinny and looked mangy for lack of better words. We got her fixed and within a few weeks, she filled out to a healthy weight and her fur was shiny and thick again. This is from 2 pregnancy cycles in a row, so I can only imagine the effect that multiple pregnancy cycles over and over until the sows stop producing has on them.